Murphy Oil class action alleges premium customers receive some regular gas

Murphy Oil gas class action lawsuit overview: 

• Who: Jason Watson filed a class action lawsuit against Murphy Oil USA Inc. 
• Why: Watson claims drivers who fill their vehicles with premium motor fuel at Murphy Oil gas stations receive a “significant” amount of regular or mid-grade fuel as part of their first gallon pumped. 
• Where: The class action lawsuit was filed in Tennessee federal court.

Consumers who fill up their vehicles with premium motor fuel at Murphy Oil gas stations receive a “significant” amount of regular or mid-grade motor fuel in their first gallon of gas pumped, a new class action lawsuit alleges. 

Plaintiff Jason Watson claims the gas pumps at Murphy Oil gas stations use a single-nozzle fuel dispensing system that retains a residual amount of motor fuel after a completed pump, causing the next driver to get that gas as part of their fist gallon.

Watson argues consumers who pay for premium gas at Murphy Oil stations ultimately do not get what they believe they are paying for. 

“Premium Customers regularly paid the premium price for the first gallon of motor fuel for which they did not receive a gallon of premium motor fuel in return,” the Murphy Oil class action states. 

Watson wants to represent classes of consumers from a total of 27 states who have used a debit or credit card to purchase premium motor fuel from a single-nozzle fuel dispensing system at a Murphy Oil gas station after a customer who filled up with regular or mid-grade fuel, from between June 16, 2017 and June 16, 2023. 

Murphy Oil aware it allegedly overcharges premium customers, class action says

Murphy Oil is aware it overcharges customers who purchase premium grade motor fuel after a non-premium customer but, ultimately, chooses not to refund them, despite nothing legally preventing them from doing so, the class action alleges. 

“Murphy could easily refund Premium Customers the difference between what they paid for and what they received in return,” the class action states. “Murphy has made a business decision to retain the overcharge as a profit as opposed to refunding the same to Premium Customers.” 

Watson claims Murphy Oil is guilty of unjust enrichment, breach of express or implied-in-fact contract and money had and received. He is demanding a jury trial and requesting declaratory and injunctive relief along with an award of restitutionary damages for himself and all class members. 

Similar class action lawsuits have recently been filed against Love’s Travel Stops & Country Stores and Speedway over claims they overcharged drivers who filled up with premium motor fuel at their gas stations. 

Have you filled up your vehicle with premium fuel at a Murphy Oil gas station? Let us know in the comments! 

The plaintiff is represented by Gordon Ball and Jonathan Tanner Ball of Gordon Ball PLLC, Thomas Bienert Jr. and Daniel Goldman of Bienert Katzman Littrell Williams LLP, Times Wang of North River Law PLLC and Bryan E. Delius of Delius & McKenzie PLLC. 

The Murphy Oil gas class action lawsuit is Watson, et al. v. Murphy Oil USA Inc., Case No. 2:23-cv-00036, in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee.

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